Judge orders Google to give up URLs, no search terms

Vikingod · Mar 20, 2006, 06:29 PM

In his ruling last week, Judge James Ware indicated that he would require Google to turn over some of the data the US Department of Justice had requested, but did not say how much. On Friday, he issued his full order in which he detailed what exactly Google needs to turn over to the government.

Under terms of the order, Google will be required to turn over 50,000 random URLs from Google's index of web sites to the DoJ. However, the search giant will not be forced to turn over any of the 5,000 search queries the government requested. Originally, the DoJ wanted a random sampling of 1 million URLs from Google's index along with another 1 million search queries from a one-week period. The government's willingness to negotiate down to 50,000 URLs and 5,000 queries was a significant factor in the judge's decision to give the government "the benefit of the doubt."
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Mar 20, 2006, 06:29 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Judge orders Google to give up URLs, no search terms In his ruling last week, Judge James Ware indicated that he would require Google to turn over some of the data the US Department of Justice had requested, but did not say how much. On Friday, he issued his full order in which he detailed what exactly Google needs to turn over to the government. Under terms of the order, Google will be required to turn over 50,000 random URLs from Google's index of web sites to the DoJ. However, the search giant will not be forced to turn over any of the 5,000 search queries the government requested. Originally, the DoJ wanted a random sampling of 1 million URLs from Google's index along with another 1 million search queries from a one-week period. The government's willingness to negotiate down to 50,000 URLs and 5,000 queries was a significant factor in the judge's decision to give the government "the benefit of the doubt." ___________ Read More / Source: ars technica